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Jug

Licence:

CC BY-SA 4.0

Collection: Decorative Arts
Object name: Jug; Puzzle jug
Object category: Ceramic
Object subcategory: Delftware
Creators: Unknown (Potter)
Description: A delftware puzzle jug with three spouts. The upper part of the body is decorated with openwork flowers. The rear of the jug has two landscapes in a Chinese style, the front carries a rhyme. Bluish ground colour with decoration in underglaze blue.
Production date start: 1730
Production date end: 1780
Period: Georgian

Materials: Earthenware (Whole)
Dimensions: Whole height 205.0 mm; Whole diameter 145.0 mm; Whole length 200.0 mm